I often wondered who designed Jordin Sparks gown on the last day of the show. It was a clever design that enhanced her height and played down her heavy frame. Then I found out it was designed by both Mark Badgley and James Mischka , hence, A Badgley Mischka gown.
Mark Badgley and James Mischka’s sketches for Jordin Sparks’ dress for the ‘American Idol’ finale.
She was wearing a Badgley Mischka dress — tweaked specifically for her by designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka — when she won the “American Idol” talent show title.It was a floor-length, copper-colored strapless gown made of satin-face chiffon with a bit of beading on the bodice.
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and what did the designers bear in mind when they designed the dress?
Personally, she responds to femininity. She liked dresses that were soft and flowing,” he says. “We wanted her to be comfortable and be able to move, but she wanted to be glamorous. We had to strike that chord.”
